Question:
Is there any info on the possible carrier aircraft that can be used (and when they can be) for the CGs in SF? The countersheet has many aircraft, especially for the British, but nothing in the OBs about when these extra aircraft can be used For example, a Corsair counter is there but nothing on when a CG could use it. Also, each CG can have 3 air groups but the on-map US CG comes with only 2.
Answer:
The game contains some counters that are not used in play; almost every Europa game includes extra counters for use with Grand Europa, or as replacement counters for other games, or for other purposes. In all cases, the OBs with the game, as modified by any published errata, limit the force pools of each side and which counters are and aren’t used in the playing of that game. So, to answer the above question, what may and may not be used is covered by the Allied OB, specifically the Conditional Reinforcements section. There are four separate sets of available Carrier Air Support OBs present and they detail which air units arrive and may be used with the CG Naval unit when it enters play. The fact that the US CG enters with only two air units simply reflects the historical situation and is not an OB error.
Source:
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